Edutopia – Six Tips for Brain-Based Learning

Edutopia always has great stuff. Every once in a while, they’ll put out a teacher’s guide to help us do our job better. A recent guide focuses on ways to help you integrate brain-based strategies into your instruction.

In this resource guide, you’ll get practical tips across the K-12 spectrum, a reading list, and a variety of resources to help you learn more about this fascinating field. To help you and your students learn more about their own brain power, they’ve also included a bonus project that will get students thinking critically about how they learn.

What’s Inside the PDF?

1. Create a Safe Climate for Learning
2. Encourage a Growth Mind-set
3. Emphasize Feedback
4. Get Bodies and Brains in Gear
5. Start Early
6. Embrace the Power of Novelty
7. Bonus Project: Build a Brain Owner’s Manual
8. Recommended Reading

You’ll get specific strategies, tons of resources, lots of links, and useful suggestions. I especially like the recommended reading list.